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  • Saudi king confers with French FM on bilateral relations, regional developments

    Date: 2017-11-16 11:46:55 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:7093634

    RIYADH, Nov 16 (MENA) - Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud received on Thursday French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. At the outset of the meeting, the French minister conveyed the greetings of French President Emmanuel Macron to the ....

  • Israel issued 24 administration detention orders against Palestinians in Nov.

    Date: 2017-11-16 11:34:47 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:43 - ID:7093593

    RAMALLAH, Nov 16 (MENA) - The Palestinian Prisoners Club (PPC) said on Thursday that the Israeli military authorities issued 24 administrative detention orders against Palestinians since the beginning of November that included one woman. PPS ....

  • Palestine deplores Netanyahu remarks on settlement activities in Hebron

    Date: 2017-11-16 11:30:19 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:7093508

    RAMALLAH, Nov 16 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned on Thursday remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in support of settlement activities in Hebron city. In a statement, the ministry said Israel's ....

  • IFC, Jordan to cooperate to renovate King Hussein bridge

    Date: 2017-11-16 11:26:57 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:7093435

    AMMAN, Nov 16 (MENA) - The International Finance Corporation (IFC) signed an agreement with the Jordanian government to expand King Hussein border bridge to facilitate trade between Jordan and the West Bank. Under the deal, the IFC will conduct a ....

  • Zambian president: happy to visit Giza Plateau

    Date: 2017-11-16 11:21:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:7093400

    GIZA, Nov 16 (MENA) - Zambian President Edgar Lungu, who is currently visiting Egypt, lauded the ancient Egyptian civilization and the splendor of the Great Pyramid. During his visit to the Giza Plateau on Thursday, the Zambian president ....

  • Cypriot amb. stresses importance of Egypt-Greece-Cyprus summit in Nicosia on Nov 21

    Date: 2017-11-16 11:17:19 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:39 - ID:7093230

    CAIRO, Nov 16 (MENA) - Cypriot Ambassador in Cairo Kharis Moritzis stressed the importance of the fifth trilateral summit with Egypt and Greece, set for Nicosia on Tuesday. The summit will group President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Cypriot President ....

  • Indonesia anti-corruption agency seeks arrest of parliament speaker

    Date: 2017-11-16 11:11:32 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:38 - ID:7093501

    JAKARTA, Nov 16 (MENA) - Indonesia's anti-corruption agency (KPK) is on the hunt for the country's Speaker of Parliament Setya Novanto after an attempt late on Wednesday to detain him at his home failed, according to Fox News. KPK spent about ....

  • AL to organize int'l workshop Sun. on facing extremism, boosting dialogue

    Date: 2017-11-16 11:09:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:7093396

    CAIRO, Nov 16 (MENA) - The Arab League will organize an international workshop on Sunday under the rubric "together for facing extremism and promoting dialogue" in the presence of Arab League's Assistant Secretary General for Social Affairs ....

  • French FM: Hariri accepted Macron's invitation to visit France

    Date: 2017-11-16 11:05:44 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:7093183

    RIYADH, Nov 16 (MENA) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said that Lebanon's resigned prime minister Saad al Hariri accepted French President Emmanuel Macron's invitation to visit France, Europe-1 radio reported Thursday. Le Drian, ....

  • Moscow has contacts with Lebanon's Hariri through its embassy in Riyadh

    Date: 2017-11-16 11:04:18 GMT - Russia - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:35 - ID:7093245

    MOSCOW, Nov 16 (MENA) - Moscow announced that it has contacts with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad El Hariri through its Embassy in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday. In press statements carried by Russia Today, ....

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